[ Christianity ]

was flipping through yesterdays papers this afternoon and yes, the big headlines did caught my attention. "Toronto Airbus crash, all 309 passengers and crew survived" wow, all 309 including a nine month old child actually emerged from the flames alived. say whatever they have to about the efficiency of the crew and plane etc, to me its one magnificiant miracle and a test from god.

frankly speaking, there are times when i do question my faith, - catholicism, certain practises and all. i don't doubt it, but im hoping to find some answers. from traditional strict rules, christinity has become a big joke. well catholicism is part of the christinity faith, and i do consider myself a christian. maybe im just used to the traditional mass of praise and worship to him and of thanksgiving in a proper church environment, but i dont' quite understand how an auditorium or a concert hall smacked right in a middle of a shopping centre can be called a church? i attended one such service some time ago with a few friends, which venue i would rather keep confidental. the worship leader was leading in prayer and tuning his guitar at the same time -_-. i mean... shouldn't we be meditating and focusing on god when we're speaking to him?? when i asked friends what does recieving communion mean to them, they couldn't really answer. well, that only shows our attitude. just following the crowd without knowing the true meaning of it. don't get the wrong idea, im not critisizing protestants' belief, but i feel many christians out there are being very "cosmetic" and taking god for granted which even a majority of catholics are.

recently i remembered hearing an advertisement on radio about this "supposedly praise and worship event" called Sonic Feast. it said, "come join us for the biggest outdoor live entertainment ever!" you might have heard of the newly released pop album "Shout" by pop rockers and today's christian songs artise, including Darlene Zschech a pastor at hillsongs church sydney and others more. not only that, there were huge crowds eagger to attend one of the services when a famous singer was invited there to preech. when there was'nt one, the number of people attending its service just fell back down.

to conclude - people are seeing christinity as a form of entertainment that appeals to themselves. choosing which church they want to go to, preferbly one with good music, good interior, great events, but forgetting its sole purpose, our which to worship and praise god whole heartedly... not to mention, using god's name or if you would like to call it, the focus on him to make a profit of money from t-shirts, audio cds, dvds, etc. if its for charity maybe thats fine. but the thing is that it goes into their pockets. the whole faith and belief is fading... yet, its only us who can save it. prayy... amen.